HB Racing have officially revelaed the RGT8-E: a brand new 1/8 scale 4WD electric GT Class race car. Already a winner on the racetrack, a pre-production RGT8-E driven by HB Team Driver Rosario Giaimo took pole position and the A-Main win in the 1/8 Electric GT class at the 2018 European Championships.
With Race DNA from the nitro RGT8 and the World Champion line of HB buggies, this new model is the go-fast choice for the exciting electric GT class.
The HB Racing RGT8-E is based on the race-proven features of the RGT8, and adds the blistering speed of electric power.
Main features of the RGT8-E On-Road Kit:
- Fully adjustable battery mounting system
- Dual clamp aluminum motor mounts
- Low CG adjustable battery mount
- Carbon graphite battery hold-down
- Split center bulkhead
- Carbon graphite rear hub carrier arms
- Aluminum servo saver arm
- High efficiency CVA driveshafts
- Protective boots on central drivetrain
- Aluminum caster blocks
- Aluminum steering blocks
- Carbon graphite front & rear shock towers
- Carbon graphite steering arms
- Stand-up servo mounting
- Enclosed receiver box
- 3mm 7075 aluminum chassis
- Anodized aluminum chassis brace
- Adjustable steel turnbuckles
- Big bore threaded aluminum coilover shocks
- Aluminum arm blocks
- 43/13 diff gear ratio with lightweight gears
- Hinge pin inserts
- HB monocoque hard compound suspension arms
- Threaded outer hinge pins
- Sway bars front and rear
- Lightweight diff outdrives and center inputs
Source: hbracing.com